2.72 is what percent of 21.71 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 21.71 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 21.71, so we can write it down as 100%=21.71.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.71
2) x%=2.72
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=21.71/2.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.72 is what percent of 21.71

100%/x%=21.71/2.72
(100/x)*x=(21.71/2.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.9816176470588*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.9816176470588) to get x
100/7.9816176470588=x
12.528788576693=x
x=12.528788576693

now we have:
2.72 is 12.528788576693% of 21.71